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VOLUNTEER FORCE OF 261,000 VOTED DOWN IN HOUSE Washington, March 23. Proposal to create federal volunteer force of 261,000 men in effect same as conti nental way overwhelminginly voted down by house today in its consider ation of Hay bill, scheduled to be passedthis afternoon. Rep. Gardner, Mass., 'proposed the substitute. INVESTIGATE MURDER CHARGE AGAINST VILLA RAIDERS Deming, N. M., March 23. Grand jury here today began investigation of murder charges against six Mex icans taken prisoners in Villista raid on Columbus, N. M., March 9. Judge Rogers and Sheriff Simpscon visited Columbus yesterday, seeking evi dence on which to indict men. Pos sible necessity of recalling troopers of 13th cavalry now in Mexico to ap pear against alleged raiders suggested. NIGHT PRACTICE WITH MACHINE GUNS ON BORDER El Paso, Tex., March 23. Night machine gun practice is part of war exercise at Fort Bliss. As result of choking of American machine guns at Columbus during Villa raid, be cause soldiers were unaccustomed to operating them in the dark, com manders at fort are putting soldiers through nightly drills on rifle range. WOULD PAY $50,000 FOR VILLA Washington, March 23. Pres. Wilson is authorized to pay $50,000 for delivery of body of Pancho Villa to hands of military authorities of U. S. in resolution introduced by Rep Scott of Philadelphia. 24TH INFANTRY TO BORDER Denver, Colo., March 23. Within fortnight of their return from long service in Philippines the Twenty fourth U. S. infantry left Fort D. A. Russell, near Cheyenne, Wyo., today for border, TELEGRAPH BRIEFS London. Steamers Sea Serpent and Kannik have been sunk. Crews saved. Nashville, Tenn. Fire which swept East Nashville late yesterday burned itself out today with loss estimated at $1,500,000. Cincinnati. 2 pounds under weight and refused as rookie for U. S. army, Tom Miller drank 4 quarts of water, returned, asked for another exam ination and was accepted. New York. Dis't Att'y Swann or dered arrest of Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, son-in-law of John E. Peck, Grand Rapids, who died here March 12, supposedly of arsenic poisoning. New Brunswick, N. J. Despite ef forts of his mother to stop ceremony, Fred De Hart, 18, was married to Mrs. Marie Miller, 59, widow. Paris. Chancellor of American le gation at Sofia has been arrested by Bulgarian authorities, charged with bribing police official to issue certain passports. American minister has demanded his release. o o ALD. KRAUSE WITHDRAWS FROM 21ST WARD RACE The 21st ward, famous as the warmest political battleground in the city, will not have an independent candidate. Aid. Krause last night withdrew from the race for alderman. He charged the Municipal Voters' league with not giving him a square deal and said Medill McCormick, Progressive leader, is trying to double-cross him on the election. Last night McCormick denied this. He said the" Progressives were supj porting Krause. ;j o o ARMY AVIATOR STILL MISSING Columbus, im. M.f March 23. Maj. W. R. Sample, commander of base camp here, stated today he was still without news of Aviator Edgar 9 Correll, missing since Monday. Codw wireless messages from expedition in Mexico 'were received here todjK yfrrynlfrirt-i MMMUMi J.toWr-